Zulu, one of the early
stars among this season’s three-year-olds at Gulfstream Park, will return to
racing on Sunday following an eight-month layoff.
He heads a seven-horse
field at Gulfstream for the $60,000 Tamarac Stakes at seven furlongs on dirt
for three-year-olds that have never won a stakes race.
The Tamarac is the third
race, with scheduled post of 1:33 p.m.
Gulfstream has a ten-race
card with first post of 12:35 p.m.
The dirt track is listed
as fast and the turf course is listed as firm.
Zulu, trained by Todd
Pletcher, has won two of four career
starts.
He began last season with
two victories at Gulfstream. In his next start he was second to Mohaymen in the
1 1/16 mile Fountain of Youth (Grade 2) on Feb. 27 at Gulfstream.
Zulu was the 2-1 favorite
in the 1 1/8 mile Bluegrass (Grade 1) at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., on April
9. He finished 12th in the 14-horse field.
“He seemed a little
burnt out after the Blue Grass, and needed some time,” Pletcher told the
Gulfstream media office. “I think he’s ready. He ran well his first couple of
starts and I don’t think he is kind of horse who needs a lot work to be ready.
It just seemed like looking through the options this was a logical place to
bring him back.”
Zulu is a son of
Bernardini and is owned by Stonestreet Stables and the Coolmore triumvirate of
Susan Magnier,
Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith. Javier Castellano will
ride Zulu in the Tamarac.
Seventh Sense, who likely
will battle Zulu for the lead and late runners Yellow Chips and Icitaro are top
threats to get into the exacta.
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